South Carolina Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

South Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

1,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.25/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 420 lb · 56 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.18/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 372 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $347.12/cwt +34.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,486/hd at 428 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,394	1,897	1,980
Feeder cattle	1,017	1,246	1,309
Slaughter cattle	223	275	331
Replacement cattle	55	91	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week no comparisons on feeder steers, feeder heifers and feeder bulls 5.00 higher, slaughter cows 9.0 higher, slaughter bulls 7.00 higher all based on limited comparable sales due to extremely cold temperatures and inclement weather in the state.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	380	3	345.00–380.00	$358.68	$1,363	+25.44
400–445	423	7	335.00–370.00	$357.19	$1,511	+42.19
450–499	481	9	295.00–352.50	$321.75	$1,548	+16.24
515	515	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,712	+36.98
507–545	524	6	270.00–320.00	$300.26	$1,573	+4.74
555	555	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,498	-5.00
555–595	583	8	285.00–307.50	$295.55	$1,723	+28.05
610–630	622	5	270.00–282.50	$278.58	$1,733	+18.14
653	653	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,698	+24.96
650–681	674	7	255.00–270.00	$266.09	$1,793	+31.05
688 value added	688	7	267.00	$267.00	$1,837	—
700	700	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,645	-3.81
730–740	735	2	255.00–256.00	$255.50	$1,878	+16.69
770–780	777	3	256.00–258.00	$257.00	$1,997	+38.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	3	390.00–450.00	$411.69	$1,379	+11.69
335 fancy	335	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,491	—
360–390	376	5	355.00–410.00	$390.22	$1,467	+25.69
393 value added	393	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,503	—
433 value added	433	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,624	—
460–495	478	2	323.00–377.50	$349.25	$1,669	+1.80
510–530	522	3	305.00–320.00	$315.11	$1,645	-1.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–485	468	4	270.00–290.00	$285.08	$1,334	—
530–545	538	3	270.00–290.00	$281.76	$1,516	+48.09
550–580	565	2	260.00–262.50	$261.22	$1,476	+28.72
620	620	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,581	-2.08
655	655	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,457	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245 fancy	223	2	340.00–415.00	$373.71	$833	-2.50
220–235	228	2	350.00	$350.00	$798	+11.53
250–295	275	10	325.00–370.00	$351.77	$967	+22.46
290 fancy	290	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,044	-1.11
300–330 fancy	310	4	360.00–375.00	$366.19	$1,135	+10.76
305–345	330	14	320.00–377.50	$343.62	$1,134	+18.40
365 fancy	365	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,305	+12.11
350–395	372	38	300.00–350.00	$321.31	$1,195	+10.95
385 value added	385	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,386	—
405–407 value added	407	6	320.00–362.50	$327.05	$1,331	—
400–445	421	50	290.00–325.00	$311.59	$1,312	+4.82
450–480	460	17	272.50–300.00	$283.24	$1,303	+8.74
473 value added	473	8	311.00	$311.00	$1,471	+26.00
517 fancy	517	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,654	—
505–548 value added	531	13	270.00–295.00	$279.14	$1,482	—
510–546	533	9	270.00–315.00	$282.45	$1,505	+20.15
600–610	603	3	260.00–269.00	$263.70	$1,590	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	280.00	$280.00	$588	-16.48
285–290	288	3	300.00–325.00	$311.59	$897	+39.06
305–310	308	2	230.00–245.00	$237.44	$731	-29.32
305–345	321	6	270.00–300.00	$290.95	$934	+24.19
350–390	376	10	270.00–300.00	$279.11	$1,049	-13.62
400–445	424	18	265.00–295.00	$282.87	$1,199	+41.00
405–440	429	7	235.00–275.00	$259.04	$1,111	-18.28
470	470	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,128	+8.17
450–495	472	25	250.00–277.50	$269.53	$1,272	+37.70
480–495	487	3	225.00–250.00	$241.78	$1,177	-16.82
500–540	517	18	240.00–265.00	$257.49	$1,331	+10.81
525–545	536	5	225.00–245.00	$233.93	$1,254	+11.43
550–598	577	16	240.00–257.50	$248.99	$1,437	+8.39
590–595	593	2	220.00–235.00	$227.47	$1,349	-13.13
610–635	622	3	242.00–247.50	$244.80	$1,523	+34.80
630	630	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,449	+20.00
660–690	680	7	217.50–230.00	$221.71	$1,508	+17.53
680	680	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,394	+0.82
700–715	708	2	200.00–222.50	$211.37	$1,496	+23.87
740	740	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,613	+20.49
768	768	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	250.00–275.00	$262.39	$716	+17.63
300	300	1	250.00	$250.00	$750	-14.32
350–390	376	5	245.00–265.00	$252.05	$948	+11.59
405–445	431	8	230.00–260.00	$248.62	$1,072	+7.98
475–490	484	4	215.00–250.00	$238.68	$1,155	+7.34
510–525	518	2	200.00–230.00	$214.78	$1,113	+7.74
585–590	588	2	207.50–230.00	$218.70	$1,286	-8.56
610–630	617	3	200.00–207.50	$204.95	$1,265	+34.95
650–675	663	2	200.00–205.00	$202.55	$1,343	+8.41
705	705	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,340	—
760–795	778	2	195.00–197.50	$196.22	$1,527	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	—	—	3	375.00	$375.00	$908	—
250–292	282	—	—	4	350.00–385.00	$357.77	$1,009	+14.20
300	300	—	—	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,020	+12.15
305–345	333	—	—	8	340.00–390.00	$369.06	$1,229	+29.65
350–395	377	—	—	22	300.00–392.50	$362.62	$1,367	+10.67
390	390	—	—	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,287	+5.00
405–445	428	—	—	29	267.50–367.50	$348.38	$1,491	+20.77
410–445	430	—	—	3	330.00–340.00	$334.90	$1,440	+7.29
460–490	472	—	—	3	300.00–325.00	$315.16	$1,488	+2.42
455–495	474	—	—	17	297.50–365.00	$331.49	$1,571	+18.75
500–530	511	—	—	10	285.00–320.00	$301.14	$1,539	+11.54
510–548	533	—	—	9	260.00–295.00	$281.61	$1,501	+27.24
550–580	563	—	—	10	260.00–282.50	$269.82	$1,519	+7.89
560–570	565	—	—	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,554	+13.07
578 fancy	578	—	—	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,590	—
610–645	631	—	—	5	220.00–265.00	$250.42	$1,580	+10.28
670	670	—	—	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,608	+3.98
688	688	—	—	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,658	+29.85
885	885	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,682	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	233	—	—	6	407.50–465.00	$442.42	$1,031	+52.42
260–270 fancy	265	—	—	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,206	+11.94
270–298	286	—	—	12	385.00–470.00	$432.73	$1,238	+31.93
300–345	325	—	—	20	380.00–455.00	$408.55	$1,328	+18.76
300–348 fancy	327	—	—	6	405.00–430.00	$418.11	$1,367	-22.81
335 value added	335	—	—	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	—
350–385	364	—	—	16	388.00–425.00	$400.65	$1,458	+13.69
413 value added	413	—	—	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,549	—
400–435 fancy	418	—	—	2	370.00–390.00	$379.58	$1,587	—
400–445	424	—	—	17	342.50–400.00	$376.76	$1,597	+9.08
450–475	461	—	—	5	355.00–377.50	$367.45	$1,694	+47.49
465 fancy	465	—	—	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,976	—
505–535	520	—	—	10	305.00–320.00	$312.73	$1,626	+19.10
575	575	—	—	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,495	—
2060	2060	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	179.00	$179.00	$3,687	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	340.00	$340.00	$748	+32.47
265–295	280	4	300.00–330.00	$319.60	$895	+67.78
305–335	325	3	300.00–320.00	$313.13	$1,018	+14.38
385–390	388	2	300.00–345.00	$322.35	$1,251	+56.73
400–435	420	7	185.00–337.50	$274.88	$1,154	+16.43
455–495	475	8	292.50–335.00	$313.16	$1,488	+50.85
500–545	525	12	240.00–295.00	$276.06	$1,449	+22.62
550–590	567	10	220.00–270.00	$245.80	$1,394	+7.35
625–645	635	4	190.00–270.00	$237.62	$1,509	+10.88
650–655	653	2	225.00–245.00	$234.96	$1,534	+18.47
705	705	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,586	-0.89
785	785	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,766	+12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1000	970	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,200.00–2,325.00	$2,264.43	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1315	1123	80-85%	12	117.00–133.00	$126.54	$1,421	—
850–1715	1227	80-85%	71	125.00–151.00	$140.90	$1,729	+7.02
935–1455	1229	80-85%	9	145.00–162.00	$152.95	$1,880	+19.07

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	85-90%	2	140.00–143.00	$141.50	$1,365	—
665–1485	967	85-90%	23	65.00–117.00	$104.24	$1,008	—
670–1740	1068	85-90%	27	110.00–144.00	$128.14	$1,369	+7.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1705	1381	75-80%	26	133.00–148.00	$142.84	$1,973	-5.83
1460	1460	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,781	—
1370–1820	1600	75-80%	8	146.00–159.00	$152.52	$2,440	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1160	933	6	107.00–135.00	$127.34	$1,188	—
1140–1905	1515	14	140.00–174.00	$156.48	$2,371	—
1875–2145	2033	3	164.00–170.00	$167.58	$3,407	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1680	1319	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–152.00	$146.02	$1,926

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–835	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	122.00–132.00	$127.44	$979
825–855	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	103.00–130.00	$116.74	$981

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,190.00	$1,190.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,386

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	864.00	$864.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	90.00	$90.00	$706

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$592

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
855–1172	1014	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,825.00	$1,761.73
920–1215	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,586.18
980–1150	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,782.00	$1,699.67
1075–1225	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,625.00–1,750.00	$1,700.61
1125–1220	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,700.00–2,200.00	$2,043.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
860–1040	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,175.00–1,450.00	$1,344.74
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,725.00	$1,562.50
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Barrows & Gilts

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	51.00	$51.00	$69	—
115–192	169	16	60.00–102.50	$89.05	$150	+11.01
220–290	246	7	55.00–80.00	$70.54	$174	—
330–385	358	2	71.00–72.00	$71.54	$256	—

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Boars

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345–385	370	3	5.00–7.50	$6.21	$23	—
600–645	623	2	5.00	$5.00	$31	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	55.00–65.00	$60.00	-106.67
30	30	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	-36.67
40	40	—	—	2	135.00–145.00	$140.00	-26.67
40	40	—	—	2	80.00	$80.00	-86.67
50	50	—	—	3	110.00–130.00	$116.67	-90.83
50	50	—	—	2	170.00	$170.00	-37.50
60	60	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	-45.00
70	70	—	—	2	160.00	$160.00	±0.00
80	80	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	-59.00
90	90	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	+30.00
100–120	110	—	—	2	140.00–175.00	$157.50	-30.00
150	150	—	—	1	260.00	$260.00	-57.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	-390.00
935–1090	1013	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,750.00	$2,634.57	+659.57
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–875	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00–1,700.00	$1,586.20	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
10	10	3	30.00	$30.00	-45.00
20	20	1	60.00	$60.00	-15.00
30	30	1	107.50	$107.50	+2.50
30	30	2	30.00–35.00	$32.50	-72.50
30–35	31	8	45.00–50.00	$48.75	-56.25
50	50	1	75.00	$75.00	-30.00
60	60	2	100.00	$100.00	+40.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30	30	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	2	70.00–72.50	$71.25	+16.25
40–50	45	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	2	115.00–135.00	$125.00	-7.50
50	50	—	—	3	130.00–185.00	$151.67	+1.67
80	80	—	—	2	110.00–180.00	$145.00	-7.50
100	100	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	-41.25
100	100	—	—	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	-41.25

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Sows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	76.00	$76.00	$224	+46.00
340	340	1	68.00	$68.00	$231	-14.50
400	400	1	86.00	$86.00	$344	+56.00
550	550	1	67.50	$67.50	$371	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
20	20	1	52.50	$52.50	-47.50
30	30	1	70.00	$70.00	-30.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
40	40	1	140.00	$140.00	—
50	50	4	150.00–195.00	$163.75	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.